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(E) designation of a single registration period for
the fleet to ensure that the registration period for each vehicle
will expire on the same last day of a calendar month.
(3) The application for exempt county fleet registration
must be accompanied by the state's portion of the vehicle inspection
fees.
(4) As evidence of registration, the department will
issue a registration receipt and one or two metal exempt fleet license
plates for each vehicle in the exempt county fleet. The registration
receipt for each vehicle must be carried in that vehicle at all times
and be made available to law enforcement personnel upon request. The
registration receipt and exempt fleet license plates may not be transferred
between vehicles, owners, or registrants.
(5) An owner may add or remove a vehicle from an exempt
county fleet at any time during the registration period. An added
vehicle will be given the same registration period as the other vehicles
in the exempt county fleet and will be issued a registration receipt
and one or two metal exempt fleet license plates. Upon the removal
of a vehicle from the exempt county fleet, the owner of the vehicle
shall dispose of the registration receipt and shall either return
the metal exempt fleet license plates to the department or provide
the department with acceptable proof that the metal exempt fleet license
plates have been destroyed.
(6) An owner must pay the department by the deadline
listed in the department's invoice for the state's portion of the
vehicle inspection fee. Payment shall be made in the manner prescribed
by the department.
(7) The department may cancel registration on an exempt
county fleet or any vehicle in an exempt county fleet on the anniversary
date of the registration if the vehicle is not in compliance with
Transportation Code §502.0025, this subsection, the inspection
requirements under Transportation Code Chapter 548, or the inspection
requirements in the rules of the Texas Department of Public Safety.
A vehicle with a canceled registration may not be operated on a public
highway.
(8) If the department cancels the registration of a
vehicle in an exempt county fleet under subsection (e)(7) of this
section, the owner may request that the department reinstate the registration.
To request reinstatement, the owner must comply with the requirements
that led the department to cancel the registration and must provide
the department with notice of compliance on a form prescribed by the
department. An owner is eligible for reinstatement of the registration
of a vehicle in an exempt county fleet if the department receives
the owner's request for reinstatement and proof of compliance no later
than 90 calendar days after the date of the department's notice of
cancellation. If the department does not timely receive an owner's
request to reinstate the registration, the owner must immediately
do the following:
(A) either return all metal exempt county fleet license
plates to the department or provide the department with acceptable
proof that the metal exempt county fleet license plates have been
destroyed; and
(B) dispose of the registration receipt in a manner
prescribed by the department.
(9) If a metal exempt county fleet license plate is
lost, stolen, or mutilated, the owner may request a new metal exempt
county fleet license plate from the department. The request must include
the following:
(A) a certification that the previously issued metal
exempt county fleet license plate furnished for the vehicle has been
lost, stolen, or mutilated and that the new metal exempt county fleet
license plate will not be used on any other vehicle;
(B) the vehicle description; and
(C) the original license plate number, if applicable.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §217.55 adopted to be effective March 12, 2015, 40 TexReg 1096; amended to be effective August 8, 2016, 41 TexReg 5766; amended to be effective July 12, 2020, 45 TexReg 4358; amended to be effective December 28, 2022, 47 TexReg 8756 |
